As education continues to evolve and change, it is necessary for our educational leaders to adapt and change
as well. All too often we see schools and districts that lead with a
top down approach. Even though this type of leadership has proven to be
successful in certain circumstances, the level of effectiveness drops
off over time and any future potential positive impact dissolves.…
Looking at how today’s teachers are using blogs – the first post in a series looking at the many uses of blogging in today’s educational institutions.
While blogging in general is well past the ‘emerging’ state, its use in education continues to evolve and expand. I think that a series of articles providing a broad overview of the topic, complete with worthy examples of education-oriented blogging, could provide a useful resource to educators considering blogging for…
Please help me. I want to know!!! How old is too old to be a native English teacher in Thailand? This is really a joke in itself but I'm not laughing. I've actually wanted to start a blog on this subject a while back but had no time to do so until now. Also my motivation is at its peak for this topic because I am a bit disgusted at the age of some retirees posting their resumes and thinking someone wants them to work as a teacher.
Definition of retiree: MACMILLAN DICTIONARY
Someone… Continue
Added by Ajarn Donald on August 3, 2010 at 1:30am —
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My students are working hard to earn computers for their school. Please vote for our Pepsi Refresh Grant everyday till the end of the month. Please spread the word and thank you for your support.
A great deal of confusion exists in the educational community surrounding the issue of using copyrighted materials in classroom instruction. I was fortunate to attend Dr. Renee Hobbs' copyright workshop recently at the ISTE2010 conference, and captured these high-points of her presentation on the latest in copyright law. It should also be noted that ISTE NETS-T, section 4,…
DESDE HOY DESEO PUBLICAR UN POCO LO QUE SON LOS ROMPECABEZAS Y SU USO EN LA MATEMÁTICA. PIENSO QUE LA INTERNET REALMENTE ES UN MEDIO QUE ABREVIA PROCESOS , PERO UNO DEBE SABER HACER LO QUE LA MAQUINA, LA MAQUINA ARROJA UN PRODUCTO, NOSOTROS DEBEMOS SABER EL PROCESO, SINO NO EXISTE UN APRENDIZAJE REAL
So, variants of the above article have been running all over the Internet, newsrooms, and blogosphere this week. India has a $35 computer. Great!
Except that they don't, probably won't anytime soon, and likely shouldn't anyway. Shouldn't? Yep, they shouldn't. Yet don't expect any of our journalism corps to ask…
CAT 2010 exam in India will be held from October 2010 to November 2010. Like previous year this year also CAT will be online Lakhs of mba aspirants will strive to get admission in top mba colleges in India such as IIMA, IIMB, IIMC, IIML, IIMK. But it is a harsh… Continue
Yesterday I gave you my top seven cloud-based applications. Today, I decided to make that the first in a top seven series and offer you my top seven online resources for teachers. All of these are sites I've used in the past to find lesson ideas, videos, or interactive elements that I could use in my classroom, and all…
Harvard Business School’s CIO delivered an engaging keynote address at the Campus Technology 2010 Conference. It included this set of recommended practices that all IT shops should strive to incorporate.
For this week’s post I’m taking off my Ed Tech hat, and swapping it for my ”IT Manager” hat. While I am undeniably an Education Technology enthusiast and advocate (alright, I’m a tech geek), professionally I am first and foremost an IT Manager. Mr. Laster’s…
If you edit the same files on several different computers you could make use of Dropbox. It gives 2 gig of file storage space for free - I doubt I will need a memory stick again. It runs on Windows, OSX and my Ipad with no problems.
Added by Juan O'Shea on July 26, 2010 at 1:14am —
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As I've said before, cloud-based applications play a big role in my everyday computing and my classroom tech integration. Here's an annotated list of my seven favorite cloud tools.…
Web searches are changing. Since Google's inception in the late 90s, the amount of information on the web has grown exponentially. With websites, blogs, images, music, videos and social networking from all over the globe, the amount of information online is simply astonishing. Sometimes, finding that information can be tricky. A recent trend is to crowd…
Rachel,
I think to build a community in the classroom students have to feel safe. They need to feel the teacher's genuine love and care for them. If you can create a family atmosphere in the classroom, then that will help so much. Continue
Added by Robyn Berry on July 24, 2010 at 5:07pm —
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This blog carnival is REALLY a carnival! You'll experience a lot of fun and learning. 
